old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to go ahead; to pull ahead
midwinter; dead of winter
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
to play around; to gallivant about
single eye; one eye; single lens; simple eye; ocellus
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
furnishings; implements; equipment
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
strong nation; powerful country
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
in name only; titular; nominal
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
major powers of the world; great powers
strange disease; rare disease
to die (in action, in one's youth)
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement